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FRAME FOR FIRE PLACE FENDERS. No. 393,112. Patented Nov. 20', 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK G. JANUSOH, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

FRAME FOR FIRE-PLACE FENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,112, dated November 20, 1888.

Application filed November 29, 1887. Serial No. 256,393. (No model'.)

. To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. J ANUSGH, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames for Fire-Place Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved frame for fireplace feuders, which can be adjusted so as to fit exactly, and which can be folded very compactly for transportation, storage, 830.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts and details, as will be fully described-and set forth hereinafter, and finally be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corner of my improved fire-place fender. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, parts being in section. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the corner of my improved fender. Figs. 4 and 5 are vertical cross-sectional views on lines 3 3 and a: :20, respectively. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a modified construction, and Fig. 7 is a top view of the angle-pieces used at the corner.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The fender-rods A are held by the standards or posts B, that are secured in the fender-base composed of the metal bars 0, which, as shown, have ornamental side edges and flat top, but may be ornamented in any other suitable manner and according to any desired design, but in all cases are to have their under sides recessed. In many cases hollow base-bars have not sufficient strength and rigidity, and for the purpose of strengthening and stiffening them I place a stiffening-bar, D, of wroughtiron, malleable iron, steel, or other metal, against the under side of each base-bar C, said stiffening-bars D extending the entire length of the base-bars O. The ends of the base-bars O are mitered, so as to fit against each other at the angles, as is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The stiffening-bars D are not mitered. Angle-pieces F are placed against the under sides of the mitered end parts of the base-bars C, the upper surfaces of said angle-pieces F being so shaped as to fit snugly against the shaped under sides of the base-bars O at said mitered ends, as is shown in Fig. 5. The angle-pieces F are each provided in each shank with a recess, G, in the top for thepurpose of receiving the ends of the stifiening-bars D, said recesses being of such depth and Width that the ends of the bars D fit snugly in the same. Each angle-piece F is also provided with an aperture, H, for the screw-bolts J of the corner standard or post. Over the meeting mitered ends of the base-bars G, I place a corner-piece, K, the under side of which is shaped to fit on the upper shaped surfaces of the basebar G at the corners, the ends of said corner-piece K being beveled, as shown; or they may be ornamented in any other suitable manner. Said corner-piece K also has an ap erture through which the screw-bolts J of the post can pass.

In building up the fender the ends of the stiffening-bars D are placed in the recesses G of the angle-pieces F. The ornamental basebars 0 are placed upon the stiffening-bars D and on the shanks of the angle-pieces F. The corner-pieces K are then placed over the meeting mitered ends of the base -bars 0. The screw-bolts J of the corner-posts are passed through the apertures in the corner-piece K and angle-piece F, and nuts L screwed on the lower ends of said screw-bolts and turned up tight. Therebythe ends of the stiffening-bars D are clamped firmly between the angle-pieces F and the under sides of the base-bars O. The said base-bars are clamped firmly between the angle-pieces F and the corner-pieces K, and the corner-posts are held firmly and rigidly.

In some fender-frames the base-bars have the angle-pieces are to be provided with recesses or ledges for the ends of the cast-metal stiffening-bars.

It is evident-that the corners can be const-rueted in .the manner described, even when the front and side pieces of the bars of the fenders are curved.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a fire-place fender, the combination of base-bars, angle-pieces having their outer surfaces shaped to fit against the under sides of the base-bars at the corners, corner-pieces having their bottom surfaces shaped to fit on the tops of the base-bars at the corners, fenderposts at the corners of the base-bars, and screw-bolts connecting the angle-pieces, basebars, corner-pieces, and fender-posts, substantially as set forth.

2. In a fire-place fender, the combination, with base-bars, of anglepieees having their outer surfaces shaped to fitagainst the under ,side of the base-bars at the corners, said air gle-pieees being provided with recesses, stiffening-bars on the under side of the base-bars and having their ends seated in the recesses of the angle-pieces, corner-pieces having their bottom surfaces shaped to fit on the faces of the base-bars at the corners, fendenposts at the corners of the base-bars, and screw-bolts 'FREDK. G. .IANUSCII.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. STRALEY, SIDNEY MANN. 

